Return-coupon letter-sheet envelop.



G. R. STA'DBRMANN & J. G. HAMMER;

- RETURN COUPON LETTER SHEET BNVELOP.

APPLICATION TILED SEPT. 29, 1910.

1,()Q7 612 Patented Oct. 31,1911.

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enter RICHARD STADERM ANN AND. 'JosEPH c. HAMMER, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

RETURN-COUPON LETTER-SHEET ENVELOP.

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

Application filed September 29, 1910. Serial m. 584,476.

To all whom it may concern:

Be: it known that we, CURT RICHARD STADERMANN and Josnrn O. HAMMER, citizens of the United States, residing'at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Return-Coupon Letter- Sheet Envelops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a letter-sheet en velop which is adapted to inclose ordinary correspondence, but which is particularly intended to be used for advertising purposes.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap and conveniently sealed wrapper, attached to which and forming part thereof are several pages adapted to receive advertising matter, illustrations or correspondence.

The invention residesin a sheet of paper which is considerably larger than the envelop proper, and w ich is so shaped and creased that, after having the advertising matter printed or the correspondence written thereon, it can be readily folded together,

into the form of an envelop, and easily secured by gummed flaps that are attached to the section which forms the front side of the envelo Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows,a front view of the unfolded envelop blank,- Fig. 2 shows a view of the other side of the same. .Fig. 3 shows a back view of the envelo folded and ready for mailing. Fig. 4 s ows a front view of the folded envelop in the same condition.

The blank from which this envelop is formed is cut from a sheet of aper of the necessary size and desired weig t and q}uality. The section 1 of the blank is that w llUll forms the front side of the envelop when folded and ready for use. This section is bounded by the creased lines 2. At two ends and one side of this section are flaps 3, that are gummed on the back face. On the front face of this section, in the usual corner, is a space 4 for the necessary postage stamp. The section 1 at its lower edge is attached to the scction'5 which forms the back side of the envclopwhen folded. The lower edge of the section 5 is attached to the section (3, the division being the creased line 7. Attached to one end of the section 5 is a section 8 and attached to the same end of the section (3 is a section't). Attached to the other end of the section 5 is a section 1.0, and atwith advertisements or announcements.

tachcd to that end of the section 6 is a. section 11. These sections are separated by the creased line 12 'on one side, the'creased line 13 on the other side, and the creased line 7 through the middle of the sheet. The section 1 is scored or perforated on the line 14. below the stamp location, forming a coupon 15 which it is intended shall be torn off after the envelop has been sent through the inail. It is designed to print on the back of the coupon part of the section 1 such instructions as to the return of the coupon after use, as is suitable. In one use of the envelop the inner face of the section 5, and both inner and outer faces of the sections 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are intended to be printed: desired, one or more of the sections may be left blank for the purpose of allowing the user to write an order for any article which is advertised on the remaining sections. If

mailing by first folding the sections 8 and 9 on the creased line 12 over against the inner surface of the sections 5 and 6, then folding the sections 10 and 11 on the crease 13 over against the sections 8 and 9. Then the sections thus folded are folded on the crease 7, andfinally these pages thus formed are folded on the lower crease 2 against the back of the section 1. After the sheet has been folded in this manner the gummed [laps are moistened and pressed down and caused to adhere against the back of the section 5 for sealing the envelop. The sections 5, (3, 8, 9, 10 and 11 constitute collectively the letter sheet of the device, and as shown the length. of this sheet exceeds the length of the body of the envelop portion. \Vhilo we have indicated one way in which this sheet can be folded'wc of course do not restrict ourselves to this.

It is intended to supply these envelops, with one or more of the 50(l'l0llS blank, or containing a sheet of paper, already stamped formailing to the advertisers who have spaces on the envelop. These advertisers dispose of the envclops to their custowers, and after the envelop has been'used the recipient may tear oil the coupon, which as illustrated is the part 15 of the;section 1 to which the stamp and post-marlrhave been applied and redeem the coupon and receive a predetermined sum in cash or credit from any of the parties whose advertisement appears on the envelop.

From the foregoing description it will be evident that the body of the envelop of our combined letter sheet and envelop, has a coupon on the inner face and upper portion thereof, byreason of which said coupon will be opposite the cancellation area of the envelop. When the device is folded up fortransmission through the-mails and with its stamp, the coupon will be] wholly covered and out of view so as to' 'thereby be protected-from smears and similar things. The coupon,'however, will be opposite the cancellation portion of the envelop. This coupen represents value but only when the conenvelop will bear'on one side printed matter indicating that it is redeemable for value or something of' an equivalent nature and on the other face will carry the stamp cancellation and postmark or either of thcm. As a matter of facilitating .the separation of the coupon portion we prefer as already indicated to score the body of the envelo the score lines extending from one side e go to the other side edge of said body. scoring, as will ,;be inferred, divides said body into two distinct portions, one a superscripture portion and" the other'a' coupon portion, the inner face of the latter bearing the printed directions to which allusion has already been made and being located above the superscripture portion.

'The invention claimed iszu f 1. A combined letter sheet ahd' envelop,

the body of the envelophaving a coupon on the inner face and upper portion thereof,-

whereby said coupon will be opposite the cancellation and postmarking portion of the envelop. Y

2. A combined letter sheet and envelop,

the body of the envelop having a score line" tions, -the coupon portion having printed di- This a reetions on the inner face of said body and 7 being located above the superseripture portion.

CURT RICHARD STADERMANN.

JOSEPH C 'HAMMER. Witnesses:

HARRY R. WILLIAMS,

Josnrnmn M. STREMPFER. 

